Latch.



W. F. HAYS.

LATCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY28, 1914. 1,142,166, Patented June 8,1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0,, PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D, C,

ILLIAM F. HAYS, or oszeoaivns MILLS, wn'sr VIRGINIA.

I To all whom it may concern:

:Be it known that L'WILLIAM F. Hers, a"

citizen of the United States, residing at Osbornes Mills, in the county of Roane and "State of West Virginia, have invented certain' new .anduseful Improvements in Latches, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to a gate'and the principal object of the invention isto provide an improved type of latch for releasably holding the gate in a closed position,

' Another object ofthe invention is to pro- 7 vide the gate with an improved type of latch housingand to also provide an improved means for moving the latch to a released position. v p I Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of catch plate carried by the post of the gate, the plate being so constructed that it will be securely held upon the post and all danger of the plate being worked loose by pounding prevented.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein' Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a gate provided with the improved latching means; Fig.2 is a sectional view taken along the line 22 of. Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the plate carried by the post; and

Fig- 4c'is a perspective view of the upper end of the. gate. g

- The gate is provided with the vertical end bars 10' and 11 which carry the longitudinally extending bars 12, the longitudinally extending bar 13 being of greater width than the remaining onesso that a longitudinally extending groove may be formed in this bar to form a housing in which the latch 15 is pivotally mounted by means of the pivot pin 16.: The end post 11 is provided with a slot 17 communicating with the housing 14 so that the latch may extend through the post. A plate 18 which is preferably formed of'sheet metal is secured to the postll and bar 13 by means of the screws 19' and has one end portion 20 bent about the post 11 as shown in Fig. 2 to securely connect the strip w th the gate and entirely inclose the V I latch housing. This bent end portion 20 is LATCH. ii

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented June 8, 1915.

V Applicationfiled May 28, 1914. Serial No. 841,645.

provided with'a slot through which the latch The latch operating mechanism is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 1. '1 he lever or trigger 21 is formed from a strip of rod metal which is bent intermediate. its length to form an eye 22 by means of which the lever is pivotally connected with the eye 23 of the supporting bracket 24. This supporting bracket is also formed from rod metal and is twisted as shown in Fig. 1 to assume the proper shape. A .U-shaped abutment 25 is provided and engages the trigger to limit the upward movement of the free end of the trigger and thus-prevent the trigger from swinglng upon its pivot beyond a desired point. .The rod 26 which is connected with the free end of the latch by means of the eye 27 is connected can be opened either outwardly or inwardly.

The catch plate34 is secured to the post 30 beneath the cut out 35 and has its upper end portion extending partially across the cut out 35 and cut as shown in Fig. 3so that the latch may be'raised as the gate closes and permitted to easily drop into the notch 36. This catch plate is provided with side wings or arms 37 which extend along the sides of the post 30 and serve to greatly strengthen the plate 3 1 and prevent any danger of the fasteners 38 being worked loose by pounding. After the gate has been opened the person opening the gate will pass through the same and can then release the gate and permit it to swing back to a closed position. The lower hinge 32 is of the two-point-contact type thus causing the free end of the gate to be swung upwardly when the gate is opened in either direction and thus causing the gate to be closed of its own weight.

When the gate closes the gate will swing .past the post 30 a few times until its mo- 36 and hold the gate in a closed position.

vided With a cut out forminga housmg communicating with a slot formed in one of "said verticallyextending bars, a strip inclosing said housing and having one end portion bent to extend about the slotted vertical bar and provided with a slot registeringwith thejoutout of said vertical-bar,

' alatch pivotally mounted in said housing and extending through the slots of said strip andvertical'bar, a support carried by said gate and-provided with an eye, a'trigger provided with an eyeengaging the eye of said support to. pivotally mount said latch,a-U-shaped element carried by said gate and. limiting the vertical movement of said trigger, a: rod pivotally connected with said latch, and a link pivotally connecting said rod with said trigger; r

' 2. Agate provided with vertically extend- "l'toples ot this-patent maybe obtained'for ing bars and longitudinally extending bars, one. of saidilongitudinally extending bars being provided Witha cut out forming a housing communicating with a cut out formed in one of said vertical bars, a closure plate secured to said vertical bar. and longitudinally extending bar-to inclose said housing and having. one end'portion'bent about said-vertical bar and provided with aslot communicating With the cut out of said vertical bar, a latch pivotally mounted in "saidfhousing and extending-through said vertical bar and strip, a U-shaped support formed of rod metal bentintermediate its 'length'to'iorman eye,-atrigger formed of rod metal bent intermediate itslength to form an eye passing through the eye of said support, a U-shaped abutmentcarried by said gate and passing over said trigger,

and flexible means connecting said trigger with said latch.

3. In a device otwthegcharacter described a movably .mounted latch, and "operating means for said latch comprising a support Iprovidedi Withian eye, a trigger' provided With an eye. engaged by the eyeof said. support to pivotally mount the trigger, an,

abutment engaging the free end of said trigger to limit its pivotal movement in one direction,-a rod pivotally connected with saidlatch, and a link pivotally connected. 'With said rod and trigger;

4.1!. gate, a latch pivotally connected With said gate, a post provided With a cut out, a catch platezfitting against said post beneath said out out and provided With side extensions secured to theside pieces of said postgsaidj c'atch-plate having its upper end portionextending partially. across said out out and being provided 1 with inclined edges leading to a notch to receive said latch When said gate is in a closed position, andmeans *for moving said latch to an. inoperative position to permit said-gate to he -opened.

* In'testimony vvhereof I aflix my signature in presence oftvvo-Witnesses. I

' 7 WILLIAM F. HAYS.

Witnesses:

A. J. HUGHES OSBORNE.

five cents each, byv addressing'theCommissioner of Patents,

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